1898 (AD 1898) Historical Timeline & Archive

Explore biographies of historical figures born or commemorated in 1898 (AD 1898) from the 2Day Chrono-Wiki encyclopedia.

Notable Figures in 1898 (AD 1898) (18)

  • Alvar Aalto (Born: 1898-02-03) — Pioneering Finnish architect whose total art approach defined modern Nordic design.
  • Aubrey Beardsley (Died: 1898-03-16) — Pioneering English illustrator known for decadent, erotic black ink drawings.
  • Bertolt Brecht (Born: 1898-02-10) — Pioneering German playwright and poet, master of epic theatre techniques.
  • C. S. Lewis (Born: 1898-11-29) — Influential British author, theologian, and scholar known for Narnia and Christian apologetics.
  • Christian Science Publishing Society (Born: 1898) — The publishing arm of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, established by Mary Baker Eddy.
  • Enzo Ferrari (Born: 1898-02-18) — Pioneering Italian racing driver and founder of the legendary Ferrari marque.
  • Federico García Lorca (Born: 1898-06-05) — Emblematic Spanish poet and playwright of the Generation of '27.
  • George Gershwin (Born: 1898-09-26) — Pioneering composer blending jazz, popular, and classical American sounds.
  • Henry Moore (Born: 1898-07-30) — Monumental English sculptor renowned for abstract, semi-abstract bronze and reclining figures.
  • Lewis Carroll (Died: 1898-01-14) — Author, mathematician, and scholar famed for Victorian nonsense literature.
  • M. C. Escher (Born: 1898-06-17) — Dutch graphic artist known for mathematically inspired works, including impossible objects and tessellations.
  • Otto von Bismarck (Died: 1898-07-30) — Architect of German unification, known as the Iron Chancellor.
  • René Magritte (Born: 1898-11-21) — Belgian Surrealist master known for challenging reality through everyday objects.
  • Sergei Eisenstein (Born: 1898-01-10) — Pioneering Soviet filmmaker and theorist, master of cinematic montage.
  • Stéphane Mallarmé (Died: 1898-09-09) — A foundational French Symbolist poet whose work profoundly influenced modern art movements.
  • Umm Kulthum (Born: 1898-12-31) — The legendary Egyptian singer, dubbed 'The Voice of Egypt' and 'Planet of the East'.
  • William Ewart Gladstone (Died: 1898-05-19) — A towering figure of Victorian politics, William Ewart Gladstone led the Liberal Party for decades.
  • Zhou Enlai (Born: 1898-03-05) — Pioneering Chinese statesman, diplomat, and Premier of the PRC.